RinconVTR wrote:
Hannibal wrote:
Once tightened to 65ft/lbs on the socket bolts, the WD bars on the Equalizer 4 pt are quite hard to move.
I personally have worked on 3 rigs in as many years using Equalizer WDH's with bars so tight in the head they affected TV handling Each case was steering pull from the bars not rotating freely.
Those bars need to pivot freely side to side and not feel clamped or the above can and will occur. Call and ask...you'll hear it from the OEM direct.
Secondly, I never said NOT to lube the L brackets. Sure, you CAN. But why. All that does is reduce noise (and friction). And if the noise is so terrible, you bought the wrong hitch.
Keep in mind, the friction we're all talking about does NOT eliminate sway, it simply creates mild resistance. Properly set up trailers wont know the difference from lubed brackets to dry ones, until one day you really want all the sway resistance available...then you'll think about those grease brackets!
Funny thing. The manor of which people fear monger around this forum, one would think adding grease to the L brackets is sure death. Well it's not but don't be fooled...it does reduce sway resistance. That's a simple caveman fact.
You're the one driving and you know you're own comfort level. Good luck!
We have no steering interference from the hitch or anything else. The manual says to tighten the socket bolts to at least 60ft/lbs to give resistance to the bars turning in the head.
They are not meant to turn freely. This defeats the whole concept of "4 point sway control". This from the OEM.
The noise is not necessary. A little lube quiets it down and it works very well. I definitely bought the right hitch.
I know about properly set up and properly loaded trailers. I towed our current trailer for a year with no sway control at all. It towed like a champ. It is properly set up and loaded.
You've never heard (read) me fearmongering here or anywhere else. We've already established that we all know lubrication reduces friction. Not a problem. I towed our current TT for a year with no sway control whatsoever. You seem to be the one currently fearmongering. Yet you would have me loosen the socket bolts so the WD bars move freely. Even a caveman could see the irony there.
No luck needed but thanks. I'm not superstitious. I prefer good results.
